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Interview: Legendary Status
gamesindustry.biz — You know Tim Schafer. He wrote the dialogue for The Secret of Monkey Island, and designed Day... of the Tentacle, Full Throttle and Grim Fandango for LucasArts, which everybody loves. He then set up Double Fine Productions and created Psychnoauts, a game ... (more) Interview: Legendary Status
Interview: Tim Schafer and the art of selling out
Interview: Tim Schafer and the art of selling out
joystiq.com — My name is Tim ... S-C-H-A-F-E-R. [points to my notepad] That's correct. Do people get that wrong... a lot? They never get it right. Does it annoy you? No, I just like to fight for my particular spelling. For no reason it's completely ... (more) Interview: Tim Schafer and the art of selling out
News: Subject matter is biggest barrier to entry for games - Schafer
gamesindustry.biz — Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango designer Tim Schafer has told GamesIndustry.biz that games must expand their subject... matter if they are to be accepted alongside TV and movies as mainstream entertainment.  ... (more) News: Subject matter is biggest barrier to entry ...
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Champions Online: Gigaton Revealed
WarCry Network : Latest News — Gigaton is the latest supervillain to be revealed by the Champions Online team. Heading up Dr. Destroyer's security detail, Gigaton also favors bonsai. Confuddled? Keep reading to make things clearer: Gigaton never believed that Dr. Destroyer died in the Battle of Detroit. Dr. Destroyer was just too powerful and too brilliant to be caught. And they never did find a body. So Gigaton has continued holding down the fort and running security in all the years Destroyer has been gone. Raksasha has been the brains, and Gigaton has been the brawn of the operation. They're keeping Dr. Destroyer's legacy going, waiting for the day Dr. ...

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